Why ProFM.
ProFM Group (formerly Churchill Support Services) has protected and cleaned UK businesses for more than 30 years. ProWarehouse brings that experience to warehouses and distribution centres.
Proof, not adjectives. Everything on this page can be checked.
- 1,000+clients across the UK
- 600+towns covered
- 2,400 hrsguarding every week
- 5,000+ hrscleaning every week
- 78%promoted from within
Proof, not promises
What You Can Check Before You Choose Us
#1 under the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme
Ranked #1 of 830+ approved contractors in the May 2024 ACS rankings. In the top 1% of ACS audits every year since 2017, and scoring 144 out of 145 every year since 2020.
24/7/365 National Operations Centre
Accredited to BS7499, BS7858 and ISO 9001. Every patrol, alarm and shift start is monitored, every hour of the year.
30-minute average response
Mobile response officers cover the UK, from Inverness to the south coast, for alarms and incidents.
Vetted, trained officers
SIA-licensed, vetted to BS 7858 and trained on our own online platform, including ACT and WAVE courses.
Our story
From Churchill Security to ProFM Group
Thirty years of growth, told through the milestones you can check.
- 1996
Founded as Churchill Security
Incorporated in February 1996 and headquartered in Chorley, Lancashire, providing manned guarding to UK businesses.
- 2023
Cleaning joins the group
Churchill Support Services acquired Vanguard Cleaning Management Solutions in March 2023, bringing 300+ cleaning colleagues and a medical-grade approach to cleaning.
- 2024
Named the UK’s #1 under the ACS
Ranked first of more than 830 SIA Approved Contractors in the May 2024 ACS rankings, scoring 144 out of 145.
- 2024
Electronic security added
Sonitech Systems, an electronic security specialist based in Sandbach, joined the group in September 2024, adding access control and systems engineers.
- 2025
Officer honoured by the IPSA
ProFM security officer Barry Higgins joined the International Professional Security Association Hall of Fame on International Security Officers’ Day, July 2025.
- 2025
Rebrand to ProFM Group
In March 2025 the business became ProFM Group: security, cleaning and facilities management under one name.
- 2026
Thirty years in business
ProFM Group marked its 30th anniversary in February 2026, and launched ProWarehouse for warehouse and distribution clients.
Our People Are the Service.
We vet every officer to BS 7858, train them on our own online platform, and promote from within wherever we can. Our Group CEO, John Melling, has been with the business for 14 years, and our Shared Services Director joined as an apprentice. 78% of our promotions come from inside the business.
Everything we deliver is coordinated from our National Operations Centre in Chorley, Lancashire, staffed 24/7/365 by SIA-licensed operators.
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Introducing ProFM Group
Meet the people behind ProFM: our officers, cleaners and the operations team that supports them.
ProFM Group have always provided an excellent security service. They help tailor a package that fits your requirements, suggest changes and improvements and always make themselves available to speak to.
Equip Outdoor Technologies
Manufacturing and distribution
Responsible by Design
Seven years of ISO 14001, a 50% female senior leadership team and more than £30,000 raised for 20 charities.
ISO 14001
Certified for seven years, with hybrid vehicles and a paperless approach.
People first
Disability Confident employer, mental health programme and cycle-to-work scheme.
Helping clients cut CO2
We saved 2,884 kg of CO2 at CAF.
Accredited, vetted and audited
Don’t Take Our Word for It
of 830+ SIA Approved Contractors
ACS rankings, May 2024ACS audit score
Every year since 2020of all ACS audits
Every year since 2017
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- One contract for security, cleaning and FM
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